I'm an American, boys, and I've come a long wayI was born and bred in the USASo listen up close, I've get something to sayBoys, I'm buying this roundWell it took a little while but we're in this fightAnd we ain't going home 'til we've done what's right

We're gonna drink Camden Town dry tonightIf I have to spend my last pound

When I first got to London it was pourin' down rainMet a little girl in the field canteenPainted her name on the nose of my planeSix more missions I'm goneWell I asked if I could stay and she said that I mightThen the warden came around yelling "turn out the lights"Death rainin' out of the London nightWe made love 'til dawn

But when Johnny Come Lately comes marching homeWith a chest full of medals and a G.I. loanThey'll be waitin' at the station down in San AntoneWhen Johnny comes marching home

My P-47 is a pretty good shipAnd she took a round coming cross the Channel last tripI was thinking 'bout my baby and letting her ripAlways got me through so farWell they can ship me all over this great big worldBut I'll never find nothing like my North End girlI'm taking her home whh me one day, sirSoon as we win this war

Now my granddaddy sang me this songTold me about London when the Blitz was onHow he married Grandma and brought her back homeA hero throughout his landNow I'm standing on a runway in San DiegoA couple Purple Hearts so I move a little slowThere's nobody here, maybe nobody knowsAbout a place called Vietnam